OS grid reference NC211583 Sovereign state United Kingdom Police Scottish Local time Thursday 11:32 PM Civil parish Eddrachillis Bay | Country Scotland Postcode district IV27 4 Fire Scottish Council area Highland Lieutenancy areas Highland, Sutherland | |
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Oldshoremore holiday 2007
Oldshoremore (Gaelic: Àisir Mòr, 'large pasage') is a scattered crofting hamlet in the Eddrachillis parish of Sutherland, Scotland. It incorporates around twenty houses, though several of these are holiday homes.
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Map of Oldshoremore, Lairg, UK
Once owned by the Duke of Sutherland, Oldshoremore and the surrounding area are now part of the Sandwood Estate, a nature reserve owned by the John Muir Trust. Directly west lies Oldshoremore Bay, a sandy beach with a large headland at its northern end known as Eilean na h-Aiteig (meaning either 'isle of the shy girl', 'juniper isle', or 'haddock isle'). The hamlet also contains a car park, toilet facilities, a post box, and a cemetery. A small loch known as Loch Àisir lies to the east.
The nearest good-sized town is Kinlochbervie which lies approximately one mile to the south-east. The hamlet of Oldshore Beg lies directly to the north.